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20 Nov 2024 12:39:45 EST (-0500)
  Re: pov file association  
From: Sander
Date: 11 Sep 2001 14:52:29
Message: <MPG.16087bd8eaab4a11989696@news.povray.org>
In article <3b9e4cec@news.povray.org>, out### [at] huntelnet says...
> : : sorry, no quotes either
> : :
> : : like this:
> : : "C:\blahblah...wherever megapov is\megapov.exe" /EDIT
> : :
> : : at least I was able to get it to work
> : :
> : : -tgq
> : :
> :   Yes ... I understood that ... and did it just as you described ...
> : *except* I didn't use upper case on the *edit*.  Will do again.
> : Thanks
> : --
> : Y
> 
> Still the same error message.
> This is what I have in my properties target box:
> 
> "G:\Programs\POV-Ray for Windows v3.1\bin\pvengine.exe" /EDIT
> 
> Seems to be as you directed ... ???
> I'll try the additional associations.
> Thanks
> --
> Y
> 
Did the part that you copied to the clipboard have the FULL dir name? 
In my system it uses the 8.3 type of name, for example:

C:\PROGRAM FILES\POV-Ray for Windows v3.5\bin\pvengine.exe /EDIT "%1"

becomes:

C:\PROGRA~1\POV-RA~1.5\bin\pvengine.exe /EDIT "%1"

Perhaps that might be the problem?
-- 
Regards, 
Sander


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